A group of older people demonstrated their fancy footwork last week during the first session of a new zumba group.

Berkshire Age UK’s first Zumba Gold session took place at Emmanuel Methodist Church in Oxford Road, West Reading, on Wednesday last week.

Zumba Gold is part of Berkshire Age UK’s ‘Fit as a Fiddle’ scheme – a nationwide programme funded by The Big Lottery Fund that supports people who are over the age of 50 with physical activity and healthy eating.

The classes, taught by instructor Despina Hapeshis, will run for eight weeks.

Catherine Jackson, from Berkshire Age UK, said: “We had 23 people come along and I think they are all getting quite enthusiastic about it.

“Everybody entered into the spirit and fun of the event and, at the same time, took the opportunity to meet people and compare notes.”